# 1989–90 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

The 1989–90 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team represented East Tennessee State University during the 1989-90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Les Robinson. The Bucs finished the season 27–7 and 12–2 in Southern Conference play to finish in first place after the regular season. They won the Southern Conference tournament championship in Asheville to receive the automatic berth to the NCAA tournament as the No. 13 seed in the Southeast region. They lost to No. 4 seed, and eventual Final Four participant, Georgia Tech, 99–83 in the first round.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 25, 1989* | | Charleston | W 120–83 | 1–0 | Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Nov 28, 1989* | | at Tennessee | W 83–70 | 1–1 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dec 8, 1989* | | vs. Boston University Montana Tournament | L 73–78 | 4–1 | Harry Adams Field House Missoula, Montana |
| Dec 9, 1989* | | vs. Monmouth Montana Tournament | W 79–67 | 5–1 | Harry Adams Field House Missoula, Montana |
| Dec 19, 1989* | | at No. 15 NC State | W 92–82 | 6–1 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dec 22, 1989* | | vs. East Carolina Chaminade Christmas Tournament | W 86–80 | 7–1 | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 23, 1989* | | vs. Maryland Chaminade Christmas Tournament | L 86–91 | 7–2 | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 24, 1989* | | at Chaminade Chaminade Christmas Tournament | W 83–69 | 8–2 | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 30, 1989* | | at No. 16 UCLA | L 66–115 | 8–3 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 10, 1990* | | at Wake Forest | L 69–73 | 11–4 | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan 13, 1990 | | Furman | W 94–65 | 12–4 (4–0) | Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Jan 15, 1990 | | The Citadel | W 92–57 | 13–4 (5–0) | Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Jan 17, 1990* | | at Drake | W 86–78 | 14–4 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa |
| Feb 17, 1990 | | Appalachian State | W 98–82 | 21–6 (10–2) | Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Feb 21, 1990* | | Drake | W 86–71 | 22–6 | Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Feb 24, 1990 | | Marshall | W 84–74 | 23–6 (11–2) | Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Feb 26, 1990 | | VMI | W 100–81 | 24–6 (12–2) | Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| Mar 2, 1990* | | vs. Western Carolina SoCon Tournament Quarterfinal | W 75–60 | 25–6 | Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina |
| Mar 3, 1990* | | vs. VMI SoCon Tournament Semifinal | W 99–94 | 26–6 | Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina |
| Mar 4, 1990* | | vs. Appalachian State SoCon tournament championship | W 96–75 | 27–6 | Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1990* | (13 SE) | vs. (4 SE) No. 9 Georgia Tech First Round | L 83–99 | 27–7 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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## Awards and honors

* Keith Jennings – SoCon Player of the Year (Coaches)